Country: India

When people think of an Indian wildlife holiday one of the first images that comes to mind is a striped cat emerging from the jungle, then crossing in front of their vehicle before vanishing into the grasslands. While there is no doubt that a tiger safari in India remains a huge draw for visitors you are going to be amazed at our list of 5 amazing Indian mammals that can be seen in a country famous for its wildlife diversity, despite the pressures of a huge human population

It was a cold winter evening in the Lake District, and I was spending a few months with my parents before setting off on a ‘round the world’ trip in February 1997. After dinner we settled down around the TV in their cosey living room and found a wildlife documentary to watch together. I still remember vividly, a tiger walking out of the morning mist with a huge, ruined fort in the background and that was the first time I had heard about Ranthambore national park. One day later I changed by around the world ticket to start from Delhi (not Kathmandu) and that moment changed my life forever.